Cookie policy

User Anonymity and personal information

Log files are maintained and analysed of all requests for files on this website's web servers. Log files capture the user's IP address, which is automatically recognised by our web servers.No other personally identifiable information are captured.

Aggregated analysis of these log files is used to monitor website usage. These analyses may be made available to Nikon Metrology staff and partner agencies to allow them to measure, for example, overall popularity of the site and typical user paths through the site.

Except as stated already, Nikon Metrology will make no attempt to identify individual users. You should be aware, however, that access to web pages will generally create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network service provider. These entities may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. Such monitoring would be done by the provider of network services and is beyond the responsibility or control of Nikon Metrology.

Nikon Metrology will make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to systems is being attempted. In the case of all users, Nikon Metrology reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of Nikon Metrology web services.

As a condition of use of this site, all users must give permission for Nikon Metrology to use its access logs to attempt to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining, or attempting to gain, unauthorised access.

All log file information collected by Nikon Metrology is kept secure and no access to raw log files is given to any third party.

Use of Cookies

This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.

Cookie Name

Description

selectedSiteAccess

Used to record your location at a country level only to ensure that we show you products and services applicable to you.

_utma

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic levels, search queries and visits to this website.

_utmb

Google Analytics stores IP address anonymously on its servers in the US, and neither CIVIC or Google associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information.

_utmc & _utmz

These cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a return visitor to the site, and to track the pages that you visit during your session.

nicookie2014

Used to acknowledge your acceptance of cookies on this site.

How to enable and disable cookies using your browser

Google Chrome

Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar

Select Settings

Click ‘Show advanced settings’

In the “Privacy” section, click the ‘Content settings’ button

To enable cookies in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Allow local data to be set’, this will enable both first-party and third-party cookies. To allow only first-party cookies pick ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’

To disable cookies, in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Block sites from setting any data’